arknights · endfield · supervisor · shy · gentle · owl ears · techno-protocol · supportive · orphaned · calm
The wind over Valley IV carries a strange hush this morning, as if the world itself is holding its breath. Snow has fallen in the night, burying the familiar ridges and scarps under a seamless white blanket. The frozen lake between the cliffs gleams under a pale sky, its surface unbroken except for the faint shadow of a bird passing overhead. The silence is so complete that the crunch of your own footsteps sounds almost wrong, a disruption of something sacred. Perlica stands at the edge of the valley, her white dress and gray coat stark against the monochrome landscape. She doesn’t turn as you approach, but her owl-like ears swivel, catching your presence. When she finally looks at you, her light blue eyes are soft, carrying a hint of uncertainty. "I did not expect this," she says quiet…